Housing Works Bookstore Cafe - Like A Local Guide

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SoHo / NoHo • ★ 4.7 • $

This volunteer-run bookstore and cafe channels all of its profits into fighting HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Browse secondhand shelves over a coffee; it’s a warm, feel-good hideaway between SoHo and NoHo.

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